gainsay

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• /ɡeɪnˈseɪ/
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From Middle English gainsayen, ȝeinseggen (“to say against, say in opposition to”), equivalent to gain- + say. Compare Old Danish gensige (“to speak against; gainsay”), Swedish gensaga (“a speaking against; protest”).

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: отричам (otričam) — to contradict something said
• Bulgarian: противореча (protivoreča) — to contradict something said
• Catalan: contradir — to contradict something said
• Danish: modsige — to contradict something said
• Danish: bestride — to contradict something said
• Danish: fornægte — to contradict something said
• Danish: benægte — to contradict something said
• Dutch: tegenspreken — to contradict something said
• Dutch: weerleggen — to contradict something said
• Dutch: loochenen — to contradict something said
• Esperanto: kontraŭdiri — to contradict something said
• Finnish: kiistää — to contradict something said
• French: contredire — to contradict something said
• Galician: contradicir — to contradict something said
• Georgian: შეწინააღმდეგება (šec̣inaaɣmdegeba) — to contradict something said
• Georgian: საწინააღმდეგოს თქმა (sac̣inaaɣmdegos tkma) — to contradict something said
• Georgian: შესიტყვება (šesiṭq̇veba) — to contradict something said
• Georgian: შეკამათება (šeḳamateba) — to contradict something said
• Georgian: უარყოფა (uarq̇opa) — to contradict something said
• German: leugnen — to contradict something said
• German: widersprechen — to contradict something said
• Ancient Greek: ἀντιλογέω (antilogéō) — to contradict something said
• Hungarian: tagad — to contradict something said
• Hungarian: ellentmond — to contradict something said
• Hungarian: megcáfol — to contradict something said
• Ido: kontredicar — to contradict something said
• Italian: contraddire — to contradict something said
• Latin: adversor — to contradict something said
• Latin: contrādīcō — to contradict something said
• Latin: refrāgor — to contradict something said
• Macedonian: о́дрече (ódreče) — to contradict something said
• Macedonian: проти́вречи (protívreči) — to contradict something said
• Macedonian: по́рекне (pórekne) — to contradict something said
• Norwegian: motsi — to contradict something said
• Norwegian Bokmål: motsi — to contradict something said
• Norwegian Bokmål: bestride — to contradict something said
• Norwegian Bokmål: fornekte — to contradict something said
• Norwegian Bokmål: forby — to contradict something said
• Portuguese: contradizer — to contradict something said
• Romanian: contrazice — to contradict something said
• Russian: возража́ть (vozražátʹ) — to contradict something said
• Russian: отрица́ть (otricátʹ) — to contradict something said
• Spanish: impugnar — to contradict something said
• Spanish: contradecir — to contradict something said
• Swedish: motsäga — to contradict something said
• Swedish: bestrida — to contradict something said
• Swedish: förneka — to contradict something said
• Swedish: gensaga — to contradict something said
• Turkish: inkâr etmek — to contradict something said
• Turkish: itiraz etmek — to contradict something said
• Turkish: reddetmek — to contradict something said